skimp

Plural: skimps

Verb

Verb Forms: skimped, skimping, skimps

To use less of something than needed; to scrimp.
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
limit in quality or quantity
subsist on a meager allowance
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

Adj

Scanty.

Noun

A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
Underwear.

Examples

Don’t skimp on vowels, or your Scrabble rack will be unplayable.
I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.

Synonyms

scant, scrimp, stint

Scrabble Score: 13

skimp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
skimp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skimp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

skimp: valid Words With Friends Word